Down To Ten
Inter Miami
Inter Miami played the closing 0 minutes a man down after a 96′ dismissal.
- Sent off
- 96′
- Player
- Santiago Morales
Major League Soccer · Matchday 27
Columbus Crew
Josef Martínez 28'
Jamal Thiare 90+8'
2 – 1
FT
HT 1–1
Inter Miami
Lionel Messi 33'
Major League Soccer
Matchday 27Columbus Crew2–1Inter Miami
6
Shots in the box
2
Expected goals were not reported for this fixture. Shots in the box is the closest measure the feed provides.
28′33′96′98′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture. The timeline above shows the goals and cards recorded by the match feed.
Match report
Columbus Crew 2-1 Inter Miami
Columbus Crew edged out Inter Miami 2-1 at ScottsMiracle-Gro Field in Major League Soccer. Martínez opened the scoring for Columbus Crew on 28' from the penalty spot, Messi levelled for Inter Miami on 33' and Thiare put Columbus Crew back in front on 98'.
Expected goals were not reported for this fixture, so the closest read on chance quality is where the shots came from: Columbus Crew took 6 of their 14 attempts inside the box, Inter Miami 2 of 5. Inter Miami held 56.0% of the ball.
Morales was dismissed for Inter Miami in the closing moments, too late to shape the result. It was settled late — Thiare struck on 98' to swing it Columbus Crew's way with the game otherwise level.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Columbus Crew graded out for shooting from range — 8 of 14 shots from range. Inter Miami graded out for cynical press — 17 fouls and 5 yellow cards.
L. Messi came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 8.2 for Inter Miami from 1 goal, 2 key passes and 3 shots.
It was a niggly afternoon: 35 fouls between them and 10 yellow cards, with Columbus Crew conceding the most free-kicks (18).
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
44%Possession56%
14Shots5
What the numbers say
6 readsShooting From Range
Columbus Crew
Columbus Crew could not get inside the box and settled for distance — 57% of their shots came from outside it.
- Shots from range
- 8 of 14
- Share
- 57%
Late Drama
Both teams
The game was still moving in the closing minutes — Columbus Crew scored on 98′.
- Goals after 80′
- 1
- Last goal
- 98′
Cynical Press
Inter Miami
Inter Miami broke the game up whenever it got away from them — 17 fouls and 5 bookings.
- Fouls
- 17
- Yellow cards
- 5
- Red cards
- 1
Timeline
Josef Martínez · Penalty confirmed
📺24'
🟨27'
Carlos Henrique Casimiro
Dissent
Josef Martínez (Pen)
⚽28'
⚽33'
Lionel Messi
Dylan Chambost
Not Retreating
🟨38'
🔄40'
David Ayala ↑ Yannick Bright ↓
Half-time
🟨67'
Micael dos Santos Silva
Foul
🔄71'
Riquelme Fillipi ↑ Facundo Mura ↓
Brais Méndez
Time Wasting
🟨75'
Sekou Tidiany Bangoura ↑ Dylan Chambost ↓
🔄78'
Eric Bailly
Argument
🟨78'
🟨80'
Daniel Pinter
Foul
Marcelo Andrés Herrera ↑ Eric Bailly ↓
🔄83'
Jamal Thiare ↑ Josef Martínez ↓
🔄83'
Sekou Tidiany Bangoura
Foul
🟨83'
🔄86'
Santiago Morales ↑ Daniel Pinter ↓
🔄86'
Ezequiel Abadia-Reda ↑ Sergio Reguilón ↓
🟨90+2'
Gonzalo Lujan
Foul
🟨90+3'
Santiago Morales
Not Retreating
🟥90+6'
Santiago Morales
Jamal Thiare
⚽90+8'
🟨90+10'
Luis Barraza
Dissent
Match info
Kickoff
VenueScottsMiracle-Gro Field, Columbus
RefereeVictor Rivas
CompetitionMajor League Soccer
Season2026
RoundMatchday 27
StatusMatch Finished